Space Shuttle Explosion

The purpose of the january 28 1986 challenger flight sts 51 l was to launch the first teacher in space project while also observing halley s comet for six days.

Space shuttle explosion. The disaster was the second fatal accident in the space shuttle program after the 1986 breakup of challenger soon after liftoff. The space shuttle challenger disaster was a fatal incident in the united states space program that occurred on january 28 1986 when the space shuttle challenger ov 099 broke apart 73 seconds into its flight killing all seven crew members aboard. Mrely 73 seconds after the launch the shuttle burst into flames and started hurtling down towards the earth.

Challenger explosion 1986 u s. 1 2003 space shuttle columbia broke up as it returned to earth killing the seven astronauts on board. Nasa s space shuttle challenger accident was a devastating tragedy that killed seven astronauts and shocked the world on jan.

The space shuttle columbia disaster was a fatal incident in the united states space program that occurred on february 1 2003 when the space shuttle columbia ov 102 disintegrated as it reentered the atmosphere killing all seven crew members. The accident which occurred a little more than a minute after liftoff killed the orbiter s seven person crew including the first teacher to be launched into space. On february 1st 2003 the space shuttle columbia disintegrated during its re entry into the atmosphere.

The disaster that occurred with space shuttle challenger remains one of the worst space disasters in nasa s history and it led to the deaths of all the crew members present on board. The seven astronauts were killed.